Celebratory Cupcakes & A Note of Thanks

The children suggested we have celebratory cake this evening in honour of this little space on the internet. Yesterday, the finalist list in the inaugural Irish Parenting Blog Awards was announced and Simply Homemade is there in the Best Homespun Blog category. To say I am shocked and overwhelmed is an understatement.

I am extremely grateful to those of you who nominated Simply Homemade, helping me reach the long list, where to be honest, I assumed my journey would end. I am flabbergasted to be among the finalists, a massive big thank you to my fellow bloggers who voted for me.

Quite a few occasions in our home are celebrated with cake, quite often cupcakes. Quick to prepare, not too big & deliciously indulgent. In keeping with tradition, and chuffed that the children want to celebrate this occasion, I made these little cakes whilst they were in school today. Trying to keep refined sugar to a minimum, these are sweetened with maple syrup. This recipe is adapted from this one here on Love & Lemons

Nicola Naessens is the woman behind Simply Homemade.
A mum of five living in Wexford, sharing perfect imperfection.
Simply Homemade, by name alone, is a real representation of Nicola, her family and the life they live. It’s all about home.